Engineering Transportation Manager

City of Lacey•Lacey, WA

About The Position

Reporting to the City Engineer, the Engineering Transportation Manager supervises the Engineering transportation section and oversees the planning, funding, design, construction, and maintenance of the City's transportation systems. The role provides oversight for reviews of developer and City transportation designs and studies, analyzes project alternatives, performs advanced professional engineering assignments, and assesses modifications to improve existing systems. The manager leads staff and consultants, supports transportation planning and development review, and serves as Lacey’s primary transportation planner and the Engineering Department’s subject matter expert on transportation grants. The role also contributes to budgets, public engagement, interagency coordination, emergency response, and preparation or review of public-works bidding documents. The position reports to the City Engineer.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or a related field and six years of progressively responsible professional civil-engineering experience related to transportation design and/or traffic engineering, including at least three years of lead or supervisory experience; OR a master’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related field and four years of such experience, including at least three years of lead or supervisory experience. Education, experience, and training may be combined as a substitute.
Registration as a Professional Engineer in Washington State, or an equivalent license in another state, with the ability to obtain a Washington State PE license within six months of hire.
Valid Washington State driver’s license at hire, or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire, and a driving record acceptable to the City and its insurance carrier.
Pass a thorough background investigation and pre-employment medical testing for the ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
Maintain the physical and mental fitness necessary to perform the essential functions, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Follow job-safety requirements, policies, procedures, and techniques.
Obtain Emergency Management (NIMS/FEMA) certifications within one year of employment.
Knowledge of civil-engineering practices; public-works design standards and construction methods; relevant federal, state, local, and agency regulations; Washington construction and purchasing law; WSDOT right-of-way and environmental processes; grant funding and applications; construction procurement; budget preparation and monitoring; safety practices; and supervision in a unionized environment.
Skill in supervising and coordinating professional and support staff, planning and reviewing work, training employees, making presentations, writing, using computers for engineering data and reports, resolving complex problems, and facilitating cooperation among conflicting parties.
Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly and professionally to varied audiences; exercise independent engineering judgment; manage design projects, staff, deadlines, and competing priorities; prepare grant applications and funding packages; perform complex civil-engineering computations; analyze and present data; address difficult public interactions; and recommend improvements to work methods, policies, and service delivery.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience managing engineering staff.
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification.

Responsibilities

Supervise, coach, train, motivate, evaluate, and manage the performance and development of transportation-section staff; handle hiring, employee relations, schedules, timesheets, grievances, discipline, and corrective actions.
Assign and prioritize work, monitor workloads and project schedules, ensure adequate staffing and timely completion, and help develop section goals, priorities, and work programs.
Coordinate transportation systems planning, funding, design, construction, and maintenance.
Direct staff and consultants working on transportation capital-project design, traffic signal design and timing operations, roadway geometry, channelization, and signing.
Develop and manage grant applications, ensure their accurate and timely submission, and maintain knowledge of federal and state transportation funding programs.
Manage the section’s comprehensive planning and development of the Transportation Improvement Program; serve as Lacey’s primary transportation planner.
Support development review by reviewing private development applications, including Traffic Impact Analyses, and administering the Traffic Mitigation Program in accordance with laws, timelines, and adopted standards.
Monitor operations, troubleshoot issues, ensure timely responses to public inquiries, and adjust workloads to address emergent assignments and projects when feasible.
Ensure the quality and timeliness of transportation designs, traffic studies, and development-proposal reviews; review plans for compliance with applicable laws, standards, codes, regulations, public-safety requirements, and environmental concerns.
Assist with right-of-way acquisition and comply with Washington Department of Transportation right-of-way requirements.
Analyze transportation systems for deficiencies and recommend design or operational improvements; conduct engineering research and collect and analyze data.
Prepare engineering statistics, plans, specifications, cost estimates, preliminary studies, field surveys, reports, and presentations for public-works projects.
Coordinate informational meetings and hearings; respond to public inquiries and provide transportation-project information through releases, displays, and other media.
Represent the City at transportation advisory and interagency meetings, Council and committee meetings, and meetings with contractors or citizen groups.
Assist the City Engineer with project design and methodology evaluations, budget development and oversight, cost-control recommendations, and forecasts for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.
Detect and prevent errors that could create significant costs or disrupt City services or projects.
Represent the City at public meetings and work with the public; provide expert testimony when required.
Perform special engineering projects or research, serve in the Emergency Operations Center for City emergency-response purposes, and obtain required emergency-management certifications.
Review or prepare Plans, Specifications and Estimate documents for public bidding and perform other duties as assigned.